Question

A right triangle has a hypotenuse with a length of 25 cm. The length of one leg is 7 cm. What is the area of the triangle?

Answer 1

...area = (base*h)/2 for a right triangle = (product of the 2 adjacent sides (legs) of the right angle

we calculate the measure of the other leg with pythagoras

25²=7²+leg²

leg²=25²-7²

leg= √576=24

the other leg = 24cm

we can calculate the area: (24*7)/2=84cm²

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